Font size
WorksheetsYearbook Style Guide Quiz Version 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
How should you write someone's name the first time it appears in a story?
First name, last intital. (John C.)
First name, last name. (John Collins)
First initial, last name. (J. Collins)
Which of the following should be capitalized throughout the yearbook? Check all that apply.
Proper nouns
Movie and book titles
Names of athletic teams
Seasons of the year
Which of the following should not be capitalized? Check all that apply.
abbreviations for time of day
personal titles without names
geographical areas
names of grades or classes
How should a date be written in the yearbook?
Dec 12th
Dec 12
the 12th of December
12/12
Is there more than one way to write a date in the yearbook?
Yes
No
How would you write out the following in a text portion of the yearbook?
Can you begin a sentence with a figure?
Yes
No
How would you express numbers over 10?
Spell them out. Ex: eleven
Write them numerically. Ex. 11
When should you abbreviate the name of an organization?
Anytime you want
When there can be no confusion about what it means
If the name is longer than 10 letters
Can you abbreviate the name of a state?
No
Yes
How should the name of this city be written in a text?
Saint Louis
STL
St. Louis
How can book titles be differentiated in text? Check all that apply.
Written in boldface
Written in all caps
Underlined
Italicized
Should "internet" be capitalized?
Yes
No
How should the following sentences be combined?
Mary Jones scored a winning goal. Mary Jones is a junior.
Mary Jones (junior) scores the winning goal.
Mary Jones, junior, scores the winning goal.
Junior, Mary Jones scores the winning goal.
Where should an apostrophe be placed to abbreviate a year?
Michael A., Class of 2011
Michael A. '11
Michael A. 11'
Should punctuation be placed inside of quotation marks?
Yes
No
It Depends
How should sports scores be written out?
SMCA beat St. Stephen's 6 to 3.
6:3
6-3
Write out a word or phrase that appropriately uses a hyphen.
(a)
What would be an appropriate way to write out Independence Day in a text. Check all that apply.
July 4
July 4th
fourth of July
Fourth of July
What "voice" should the yearbook be written in?
Active
Passive
Other
